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Google buys robotics company Boston Dynamics

By Patrick Hogan, Digital First Media

Updated:
12/14/2013 11:23:06 AM MST

Google buys robotics company Boston Dynamics

Google has acquired local robot company Boston Dynamics http://t.co/BBLny3FpNp pic.twitter.com/XgURNWZ5rM— Boston.com (@BostonDotCom) December 14, 2013The New York Times is reporting that Google has confirmed its purchase of engineering and robotics company Boston Dynamics. Boston Dynamics is best known for developing prototype robots for the Pentagon and other high-profile clients that experiment with new types of robotic motion.Google did not comment to the Times on how much it paid or how the company's robotic expertise would be used, but they are ...